Take the PaddleCross Challenge!
The 2020 Willamette River Festival is holding its fourth annual PaddleCross Challenge from July 22 – August 22 as an independent virtually recorded experience! Register today for the 2020 Willamette River Festival PaddleCross Challenge and get ready to rumble down your favorite rapids from Springfield to Eugene in Alton Baker Park, and YOUTH RACE FREE with a registered parent!
Race it, or paddle it just for fun… register to compete against other participants, or just join in the challenge and paddle to finish it! Once registered, participants can complete the route as many times as they want to improve their timing, or earn a chance to win something from the Willamette River Festival Finishers Prize Cache, featuring a variety merchandise from Willamette Valley local businesses and national paddlesports brands. The first 50 finishers will receive a special PaddleCross Challenge patch! Everyone who has officially registered and completes the route will receive a special digital finisher’s recognition. Final 1st-3rd place race finishers will be announced online August 22, 2020.
Already registered and would like to submit your time and route? Please click HERE. (Remember, you must be registered in order for your submission to be counted!) You can submit as many times as you can complete the route during the month until August 22, 12PM. We’ll be updating a leaderboard each week – check back to see where you stand among those who are racing! Also, for every submission, you will recieve another chance to win a prize from the Willamette River Festival Prize Cache – supported by national paddlesports industry brands and local businesses alike!
Want to learn more before you commit? Download our PaddleCross Challenge Information Packet HERE. This packet covers important Safety Information, Registration Process, How to Submit your Time/Route, and additional Course/Route Map Images to compliment our Interactive PaddleCross Route Map – click the button above to view the map. You can also view the PaddleCross Route and Safety Videos below to better prepare before heading out to paddle!
| Overall Rank | Participant | Date | Class/Watercraft | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul & Torrent Adkins | 8/15/20 | Racer – tandem canoe | 0:53:08 |
| 2 | Shawn Litson | 7/28/20 | Racer – short kayak | 1:06:51 |
| 3 | Wayne Beckwith | 8/22/20 | Racer – SUP | 1:19:00 |
| 4 | Kelly Grief | 8/11/20 | Participant – SUP | 1:23:00 |
| 5 | Kathleen Walters | 8/19/20 | Racer – inflatable short kayak | 1:30:00 |
| 5 | Shannon Tarvin & Wayne Beckwith | 8/17/20 | Racer – inflatable tandem kayak | 1:33:00 |
| 6 | Michael Rosenberg | 8/17/20 | Racer – SUP | 1:35:00 |
| 7 | Ronald Head | 8/17/20 | Participant – packraft | 1:35:22 |
| 8 | Ronald Head | 8/19/20 | Racer – packraft | 1:35:53 |
| 9 | Ronald Head | 8/5/20 | Racer – short kayak | 1:36:01 |
| 10 | Salmon Stroich | 8/13/20 | Racer – long kayak | 1:46:00 |
| 11 | Charlie Loeb | 8/15/20 | Participant – inflatable short kayak | 1:50:00 |
| 12 | Barbara Boylan | 8/22/20 | Participant – short kayak | 1:53:00 |
| 12 | Scott Frick | 8/22/20 | Participant – canoe | 1:54:00 |
| 13 | Michael Rosenberg | 8/4/20 | Participant – SUP | 1:56:00 |
| 14 | Wayne Beckwith | 8/4/20 | Participant – SUP | 1:56:00 |
| 15 | Sam Norgaard-Stroich | 7/26/20 | Participant – long kayak | 1:58:00 |
| 16 | Michelle & Matt McPharlin | 8/6/20 | Racer – tandem canoe | 2:00:03 |
| 17 | Rodney Thomas | 8/14/20 | Participant – SUP | 2:10:00 |
| 18 | Rodney Thomas | 8/22/20 | Participant – SUP | 2:22:00 |
| 19 | Angela Stevens | 8/13/20 | Participant – inflatable short kayak | 2:27:00 |
PaddleCross 2020 Winners
1st Place Overall
Paul & Torrent Adkins – Tandem Canoe
Over All Best Time Men Individual
1st Place: Shawn Litson – Short Kayak
2nd Place: Wayne Beckwith – SUP
3rd Place: Kelly Grief – SUP
Over All Best Time Women Individual
1st Place: Kathy Walters – Inflateable Kayak
2nd Place: Barbara Boylan – Short Kayak
Over All Best Time Men’s Team
1st Place: Paul & Torrent Adkins
Over All Best Time by Craft
Kayak Long boat (over 10’) 1st Place: Salmon Stroich (M long kayak)
Kayak short boat (under 10’) 1st Place: Shawn Litson (M short kayak)
Kayak short boat (under 10’) 2nd Place: Ronald Head (M packraft)
SUP 1st Place: Wayne Beckwith (M SUP)
Canoe 1st Place: Paul & Torrent Adkins (M tandem canoe)
Adult over 50 years
1st Place: Kelly Grief
2nd Place: Kathy Walters
3rd Place: Ronald Head
Youth Under 18 years
1st Place: Torrent Adkins